Armenian court replaces pre-trial detention with house arrest for  "Strong Armenia" bloc MP Davit Ghazinyan

ArmInfo.On July 24, the Anti-Corruption Court changed the pre- trial measure for Davit Ghazinyan, a candidate and member of the "Strong Armenia"  parliamentary bloc, to house arrest for a period of three months.

During the hearing, the judge, citing the Constitutional Court's  decision, recalled that David Ghazinyan now holds the status of a  member of parliament and therefore cannot be kept in custody. 

"Taking into account the presented circumstances, the court records  that the accused, Davit Ghazinyan, has acquired the status of a  Member of the Parliament of Armenia; consequently, the court finds  that detention can no longer be applied as a preventive measure  against him. The court has also decided that applying any measure  other than house arrest is unnecessary," the judge stated.